Canon OPTURA XI - Camcorder - 2.2 MP Instruction Manual Download Page 9

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Checking Supplied Accessories

Use the following accessories to download recorded images from a memory
card to your computer.

• IFC-300PCU USB Cable

• DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Windows
• DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Macintosh

• Windows users: Move on to p. 10.
• Macintosh users: Move on to p. 86.

The explanations in this manual use mainly Windows 98 and Mac OS 9.2
screen shots.

Summary of Contents for OPTURA XI - Camcorder - 2.2 MP

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Page 2: ...LE OR IN PART EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT 2 BACK UP COPY You may make one copy of the SOFTWARE solely for back up purposes or copy the SOFTWARE onto the permanent storage device e g a hard disk of your computer and retain the original for back up purposes Any other copying of the SOFTWARE is a violation of this Agreement You must reproduce and include the copyright notice on the...

Page 3: ...of the terms of this Agreement and you must then promptly return the SOFTWARE In addition Canon may enforce its other legal rights 6 U S GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE The SOFTWARE is a commercial item as that term is defined at 48 C F R 2 101 Oct 1995 consisting of commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation as such terms are used in 48 C F R 12 212 Sept 1995 ...

Page 4: ...ed to give Canon any ownership rights in any images graphics or textual material that you save in connection with the Software You may not modify remove or delete any or all copyright notices i which are contained in the Software including any copy thereof and ii which are on the original CD ROM and on the medium of a back up copy made pursuant to Section 2 above 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY USING THE SO...

Page 5: ...ndow 35 Image Viewer Window 37 Downloading MPEG 4 Movies to the Computer 38 Playing Back MPEG 4 Movies on the Computer 39 Running a Slide Show 40 Adding Sound to a Still Image 42 Adding Sound to a Still Image 42 Playing Back the Sound 42 Attaching Still Images to E mail Messages 43 Printing Still Images PhotoRecord 46 Selecting the Print Layout and Album Design 49 The PhotoRecord Window 51 Adjusti...

Page 6: ...r Functions 100 Camera Window 100 Camera Setting Window 101 Browser Window 102 Image Viewer Window 103 Displaying the Image Information 104 View Menu 105 Displaying Images in TimeTunnel 106 Downloading MPEG 4 Movies to the Computer 107 Playing Back MPEG 4 Movies on the Computer 108 Running a Slide Show 109 Adding Sound to a Still Image 110 Adding Sound to a Still Image 110 Playing Back the Sound 1...

Page 7: ...th the My Camera Settings 125 Displaying the My Camera Window 125 My Camera Window 127 Saving the My Camera Settings to the Camcorder 128 Adding Still Images to the My Camera Window 129 Uninstalling the Software 130 Troubleshooting 131 ...

Page 8: ...emark of Canon Inc Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc registered in the United States and other countries iPhoto and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Windows and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered trademark...

Page 9: ...mages from a memory card to your computer IFC 300PCU USB Cable DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Windows DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Macintosh Windows users Move on to p 10 Macintosh users Move on to p 86 The explanations in this manual use mainly Windows 98 and Mac OS 9 2 screen shots ...

Page 10: ...ms with built in USB ports Free Hard Disk Space Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX 120 MB or more Including the PhotoRecord printing program PhotoStitch 40 MB or more DV TWAIN Driver 25 MB or more DV WIA Driver 25 MB or more Display 800 600 pixels High Color 16 bit or better 1 024 768 pixels or better is recommended The USB interface is only supported for those computers that come with Windows 98 Wind...

Page 11: ...he same time If this occurs disconnect the other devices from the computer and try reconnecting the camcorder Do not connect two or more camcorders to the same computer via the USB interface The connections may not operate correctly Not all operations performed with a connection to a USB 2 0 compatible board can be guaranteed ...

Page 12: ...VC Storage Driver is the driver software for Windows 98 that is required to download MPEG 4 movies from a memory card to a computer ZoomBrowser EX 26 Downloading still images from a memory card to your computer Categorizing and organizing large volumes of images Creating mail attachments from still images Your e mail program needs to be enabled as MAPI client PhotoRecord 46 Laying out and printing...

Page 13: ...mera Wizard starts automatically However please note that there are several limitations to downloading images with this method To avoid these problems install ZoomBrowser EX to download images It may take a few minutes after connecting the camcorder until you can download images Images protected on the camcorder may lose this setting once they are downloaded to the computer 1 Close any programs th...

Page 14: ...up exe icon Depending on the setting of your computer the file extension exe may not appear 3 Select your language 4 Click Digital Video Software Installation For details about the DV Network Software refer to the DV Network Software Instruction Manual 5 Click Next 6 Select your country region and click Next Installer Panel Installing the Software ...

Page 15: ...d click Yes 8 Confirm the installation destination and click Next Normally select C Program Files Canon 9 Select the programs you wish to install and click Next Confirm that there is a check mark beside the name of the program you wish to install ...

Page 16: ... appears click OK This window only appears if you installed the TWAIN Driver or the WIA Driver 12 When installation is complete select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish 13 When the computer has restarted and the regular desktop screen is displayed remove the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Windows from the CD ROM drive Installing the Software ...

Page 17: ...lashing 4 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable 24 If the Digital signature not found message appears click Yes After a few moments a message such as New Hardware Found appears and the TWAIN driver will be installed automatically If you are prompted to restart the computer restart the computer When installation is complete a window appears allowing you to select an app...

Page 18: ... Insert a memory card containing still images into the camcorder 2 Connect the Power Adapter to the camcorder 3 Turn the POWER switch to PLAY VCR and move the TAPE CARD switch to CARD Wait until the card access indicator stops flashing 4 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable 24 If the Digital signature not found message appears click Yes After a few moments a message s...

Page 19: ...Connect the power adapter to the camcorder 2 Turn the POWER switch to PLAY VCR and move the TAPE CARD switch to CARD 3 Press the CARD STILL MOVIE button 4 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable 24 The Add New Hardware Wizard appears 5 Set the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Windows in the computer s CD ROM drive If the installer panel opens close it 6 Click Next ...

Page 20: ...20 7 Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended and click Next 8 Select Specify a location and click Browse Installing the Software ...

Page 21: ...Windows 21 E 9 On the Browse for Folder window double click the CD ROM icon followed by STORAGE DRIVER and WIN98 and click OK 10 Click Next ...

Page 22: ...22 11 Click Next The installation starts 12 Click Finish Installation is complete Installing the Software ...

Page 23: ...e Driver has been installed correctly Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop and check if CANON_DV appeared If CANON_DV is not shown restart your computer If it still does not appear installation has not been completed correctly 81 ...

Page 24: ...ace The connections may not operate correctly Never allow the computer to go into standby sleep mode while a camcorder is connected via the USB interface If it does happen never disconnect the USB cable Try to awaken the computer with the camcorder in the connected state Some computers will not awaken properly if you disconnect the camcorder while they are in standby mode Please refer to your comp...

Page 25: ...omputer via USB interface install the TWAIN Driver or the WIA Driver 17 18 Windows XP If a window appears prompting you to select an application program to start select ZoomBrowser EX or Scanners and Cameras Wizard to start If neither of these is selected operation may not work correctly You can also set the computer to start ZoomBrowser EX or Scanners and Cameras Wizard automatically 71 ...

Page 26: ...g on it on your computer MPEG 4 movies cannot be downloaded with this procedure Refer to Downloading MPEG 4 Movies to a Computer 38 For Windows XP Users Do not rotate the image in the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer or in the explorer view The file format of the original image will be changed and the image can no longer be displayed in ZoomBrowser EX or on the camcorder If the Server Busy window ap...

Page 27: ...pear on the camcorder screen start ZoomBrowser EX and open the Camera Window following the steps 5 to 7 for Windows Me 5 Select Canon ZoomBrowser EX and click OK ZoomBrowser EX starts and opens the Camera Window displaying the camcorder still images as thumbnails small images With Windows 2000 the name of the application program may not appear on the Canon Camera event window In such case double c...

Page 28: ... the TAPE CARD switch to CARD Wait until the card access indicator stops flashing 4 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable 24 The Scanners and Cameras Wizard automatically opens Click Cancel to close the Wizard 5 Double click the ZoomBrowser EX icon on the desktop ZoomBrowser EX starts and the Main Window appears 6 Click Camera Memory Card in the Main Window Windows Me ...

Page 29: ...humbnails small images Downloading Still Images to the Computer 1 In the Camera Window select the still image you wish to download and click Download image An orange frame appears around the selected still image You can select multiple images by continuously clicking on the images Click on the image again to deselect ...

Page 30: ...wnloading Still Images ZoomBrowser EX The Camera Window closes and the Main Window opens The downloaded images appear in the Main Window 2 In the Download Settings window confirm the settings and click OK 34 ...

Page 31: ...how to connect the PC Card Reader Writer please refer to its manual 1 Insert a memory card containing still images recorded with the camcorder into the reader 2 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows Me Double click the ZoomBrowser EX icon on the desktop Windows XP When a window appears allowing you to select an application program to start select ZoomBrowser EX and click OK ZoomBrowser EX starts 3 Click...

Page 32: ... displaying the memory card still images as thumbnails small images If multiple PC card readers loaded with memory cards are connected or if a camcorder and a PC card reader are connected a selection dialog will appear before the Camera Window opens Select one of the devices to proceed and click OK ...

Page 33: ...ll images to an e mail message Toolbar Set Adjusts the connection settings and camcorder settings Menu options Reconnect Camera Settings Slide DPOF Add Image s and My Camera The Slide function cannot be used Select Selects still images Menu options Select All Select New Select Print mark Select Send mark Select Slide Show mark and Invert Selection Deselect Deselects still images Rotate Rotates sti...

Page 34: ...Area of the Camera Window Input a camcorder owner name here up to 31 characters Set the date and time here Click this button to synchronize the camcorder to the computer s date and time settings Check the power status here Click this to format the memory card in the camcorder Check the remaining memory card capacity here Select a folder in which you wish to download and save the still image If you...

Page 35: ...till images Menu options Layout Print and Index Print View Modify Use this to view or edit still images Menu options View as a Slide Show Edit Image and Stitch Photos Internet Attaches selected still images to an e mail message Task Area Toolbar Folders Area Select image folders here As in Windows Explorer you can view the contents of the folders Browser Area Displays the images contained in the s...

Page 36: ...s the size at which an image is displayed or the folder level You can also zoom up by double clicking an empty part of the Browser Area or the tab of a folder name Thumbnail Size Selects the size at which images are displayed in the Browser Area Menu options 80 80 160 160 and Column Number It can only be selected in Scroll Mode View Image Displays a still image in the Image Viewer window or opens ...

Page 37: ...or brightness and contrast by dragging the respective slide Zoom You can change the zoom ratio Crop You can extract a part of the image 1 Click on the image and drag to form a rectangular frame You can move or change the size of the frame 2 Click this button to extract the area within the frame The extracted part of the image appears Rotate Rotates selected still images Delete Deletes selected sti...

Page 38: ...able 24 With Windows Me Windows 2000 and Windows XP the driver will be installed automatically the first time you connect the camcorder to the computer Users of Windows 98 must install the DVC Storage Driver using the procedures in Installing the DVC Storage Driver 19 5 In Windows Explorer double click the CANON_DV icon followed by the SD_VIDEO and PRL folders A number appears in place of the aste...

Page 39: ...y connect to the Internet and double click the MPEG 4 movie file Windows Media Player will download the required software automatically Depending on the setting of Windows Media Player or your computer download will not start automatically Please consult the computer manufacturer or Microsoft for details Double click the movie file you wish to play back Windows Media Player starts and plays back t...

Page 40: ...selected still images in a slide show Movies cannot be selected for a slide show 1 Click View Modify in the Main Window 2 Click View as a Slide Show 3 Select the images and select Setup Slide Show Running a Slide Show ...

Page 41: ...lly When you select Every 3 seconds you can select the interval in the control below from 1 to 120 seconds Loop Select to stop the slide show after the last image or to continuously run it in a loop Effect Select the transition effect to be used when moving from one slide to another When you click an effect you can check the effect in the preview window 5 Click Start Slide Show Click in the lower ...

Page 42: ...Window appears 2 Click Add A window appears allowing you to select a file 3 Select the sound file and click Open 4 Click OK appears on the still image The sound file will be copied to the same folder as the still image To remove sound from a still image select Remove on the Sound Window in step 2 disappears and the copied sound file will be deleted Playing Back the Sound In the Main Window select ...

Page 43: ...s You can attach selected still images to an E mail message To use this function the e mail program must be enabled as MAPI client For details refer to the instruction manual of the e mail software 1 Click Internet in the Main Window 2 Click Email Images ...

Page 44: ...ity and click Send or Save If you wish to send the image without changes select Send images unchanged Normally select Resize and compress images into JPEG format Resize Image Select the reduction ratio to the original image Image quality The lower the quality the coarser becomes the image and smaller the file size Pressing Apply displays the file size after the compression as Total size of changed...

Page 45: ...ar as an attachment in the message window Input address subject and your comments and send the message E mail programs not supporting MAPI do not start automatically In this case go back to step 5 and select Save the images in a folder If you select Save the images in a folder click Browse and select the destination folder Start your e mail program and attach the saved image to a message ...

Page 46: ...become corrupted If you are using a network printer and the printer name including the network path exceeds 31 characters it may not be possible to print from PhotoRecord If this happens open Control Panel on the Start menu Click the Printers icon and change the name of the your printer limiting its length to within 31 characters Movies cannot be printed 1 Click Print in the Main Window 2 Click La...

Page 47: ...in to deselect 4 Select the image information you wish to include in the print and click Open Layout Print Place a check mark beside the items you wish include in the print If you wish to add a comment right click the mouse button on the still image select Properties from the displayed menu and type in a comment PhotoRecord starts and the PhotoRecord Print Modes window appears 49 ...

Page 48: ... 7 Select Automatic Layout and click Finish The PhotoRecord window appears If you wish to change the layout select the layout in this window 8 Click PRINT in the PhotoRecord window The Print window appears If you wish to save it as an album select Save As from the File menu select the destination folder and input the file name ...

Page 49: ...ge Canon perforated paper printing 9 Click Print in the Print window Printing starts Selecting the Print Layout and Album Design The PhotoRecord Print Modes window appears when you perform the steps 1 to 4 above or when you click PRINT MODES in the PhotoRecord window Use this window to select print layout or album design 1 Select the print mode The available print modes options depend on the print...

Page 50: ... print layout The paper type and size options correspond to the selected print mode Select the layout method 2 Select the paper size When you click Next a window for selecting the layout appears 3 Select the layout When you click Finish the PhotoRecord window appears ...

Page 51: ...lay the Print Dialog Page title To change the page title click on the left side of the window and on the menu that appears click Title and Edit Image caption To change the image caption right click the image and on the shortcut menu click Caption and Edit Then type a description about the image Text box To add text to the page click on the left side of the window and on the menu that appears click...

Page 52: ...hange Photo Frames from the displayed menu Changing the size or rotation angle of an image Place your mouse pointer over the image that you want to change then use the following operations to change its size or angle You cannot alter the size or rotation angle if you selected Fixed photo size or Canon perforated paper as the print mode Drag these to change the size of the image Drag this to rotate...

Page 53: ... number of images on a page You can change the number of images on one page On the Edit menu click Preferences and specify the number of images you want to have on one page of the album Set the number of images on one page here ...

Page 54: ...orded with camcorders complying with the Exif 2 2 standard incorporate recording settings information such as the recording conditions and scene mode along with the image data The Exif Print adjustment protocol uses this information to correct the image quality more accurately to reflect the recording settings 1 Right click an image you wish to print and select Clip Correct Photo Printing Still Im...

Page 55: ...nt settings are limited to a maximum of 200 still images In that case all DPOF print settings on the 201st still image and onward will be erased 1 Click Set in the Camera Window and select Slide DPOF in the displayed menu The Edit Slide DPOF window appears 2 Select the still image you wish to print and the number of copies Standard Print Prints selected images in the specified number of copies Use...

Page 56: ... record in Stitch Assist mode The following instruction explains how to merge still images recorded in Stitch Assist mode with the camcorder Still images recorded in Stitch Assist mode with Wide converter or Tele converter attached cannot be merged correctly 1 Click the arrow in the Camera Window 2 In the confirmation window click OK PhotoStitch starts 3 Arrange the order of the images and click 2...

Page 57: ... QuickTime installed on your computer If it is not already installed install it from the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Windows Place the disk in the CD ROM drive and click QuickTime 5 0 Installation in the installer panel Please refer to the ZoomBrowser EX and PhotoStitch Help menu for more details 4 Click Start 5 Select 3 Save and then click Save Select the destination folder input the file nam...

Page 58: ...he computer to a memory card You can also add sample images for card mix from the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Windows Only still images in JPEG format can be added to the memory card Adding Still Images to the Memory Card 1 Click Camera Memory Card in the Main Window 2 Click Upload Images ...

Page 59: ...d images will be recorded to the memory card When recording is complete the images will appear in the Camera Window 3 Select the images you wish to add and click Open Camera Window You can select multiple images by continuously clicking on the images Click on the image again to deselect ...

Page 60: ... CAMERA CHROMA and 4 images for CARD ANIMATION are provided on the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Windows 1 Insert the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Windows to the computer s CD ROM drive 2 Click Camera Memory Card 3 Click Upload Images 4 In the Folders Area of the Main Window select the CD ROM icon followed by DVC CARD IMAGE Sample images or folders for CARD CHROMA CARD LUMINANCE CAMERA CHROMA...

Page 61: ...ndow You can select multiple images by continuously clicking on the images Click on the image again to deselect 6 In the Add Image window click Add The selected images will be recorded to the memory card When recording is complete the sample images will appear in the Camera Window ...

Page 62: ...indow 66 or create original sounds files 67 Observe following precautions while the My Camera Settings are saved to the camcorder Do not open the memory card cover or remove the memory card Do not detach the USB cable Do not turn off the camcorder or computer Do not change the position of the POWER switch or TAPE CARD switch Displaying the My Camera Window 1 In the Main Window click Camera Memory ...

Page 63: ...mera when you wish to create an original sound file 67 Alternatively you can display the My Camera window from the Camera Window by clicking Set and selecting My Camera from the displayed menu Note that you cannot create an original sound file 67 when displaying the My Camera Window from the Camera Window ...

Page 64: ...computer For individual settings For setting in theme sets Displays the My Camera Settings saved on the computer Adds an image file to the My Computer list Plays back the sound setting selected in the My Computer list Plays back the sound setting selected in the Camera list Deletes a setting from the Camera list Saves the setting from the computer to the camcorder Deletes a setting from the My Com...

Page 65: ...r in the My Computer list To change the settings individually select the Set individually tab and select the setting type in the Data Type list A window appears when you select a theme set and plays back the start up shutter operation and self timer sound 2 Select the setting you wish to replace in the Camera list and click Save to Camera ...

Page 66: ...he My Camera Setting on the camcorder itself Refer to the Camcorder Instruction Manual for details Adding Still Images to the My Camera Window To use still images recorded with your camcorder you need to download them to the computer before you can add them to the My Camera Window 1 In the My Camera window click the Set individually tab select Startup Image in the Data Type list and click Add File...

Page 67: ...ckTime is required to play back the sound If QuickTime is not already installed on your computer install the QuickTime 5 0 program from the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Windows Place the disk in the CD ROM drive and click QuickTime 5 0 Installation in the installer panel You need to connect a microphone to the computer The following chart shows standard time lengths for My Camera sounds Sound T...

Page 68: ...era Settings 1 In the My Camera window select the Set individually tab select a sound type in the Data Type list and click Create Sound The My Camera Sound Maker window appears 2 Click the tab of the sound type you wish to create and click Record ...

Page 69: ...ick Close Recording stops automatically after 30 seconds 5 Edit the sound data so that it confirms to the time limits Select the sound type by clicking the Sound Format button Adjust the length of the recording to conform with the time limits by moving the blue and red switches and clicking the Cut button ...

Page 70: ...ick OK Close the My Camera Sound Maker window The created sound file appears in the My Computer list You can now save the newly created sound file to the camcorder using the procedures described in Saving the My Camera Settings to the Camcorder 65 Customizing Your Camcorder with the My Camera Settings ...

Page 71: ...CARD Wait until the card access indicator stops flashing 4 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable 24 When a window appears allowing you to select an application program to start click Cancel 5 Click the Windows Start menu and select Settings and Control Panel 6 Double click the Scanners and Cameras icon If you cannot find the Scanners and Cameras icon see TWAIN Driver W...

Page 72: ...the Power Adapter to the camcorder 3 Turn the POWER switch to PLAY VCR and move the TAPE CARD switch to CARD Wait until the card access indicator stops flashing 4 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable 24 When the Scanners and Cameras Wizard opens click Cancel 5 Click the Windows Start menu and select Settings and Control Panel 6 Double click the Scanners and Cameras ic...

Page 73: ...ime the camcorder is connected a window appears allowing you to select an application program to start 10 Select Canon ZoomBrowser EX place a checkmark beside Always use this program for this action and click OK ZoomBrowser EX starts and the Camera Window opens automatically The next time the camcorder is connected ZoomBrowser EX starts and the Camera Window opens automatically ...

Page 74: ...RD switch to CARD Wait until the card access indicator stops flashing 4 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable 24 A window appears allowing you to select an application program to start 5 Select Canon ZoomBrowser EX place a check mark next to Always use this program for this action and click OK The next time the camcorder is connected ZoomBrowser EX starts and the Camer...

Page 75: ...Files Canon ZoomBrowser EX folder PhotoRecord and PhotoStitch can be removed with the same procedure Uninstall the software when you wish to delete it from your computer or when reinstallation is required to fix corrupted files Users of Windows 2000 and Windows XP must first log in as an Administrator to uninstall the driver and other programs Uninstalling ZoomBrowser EX 1 Click the Windows Start ...

Page 76: ...f you cannot find the Scanners and Cameras icon see TWAIN Driver WIA Driver Uninstallation 81 5 Windows 98 Windows 2000 1 Delete Canon Camera from the Scanners and Cameras Properties list 2 Click OK to close the window 3 Click the Windows Start menu and select Programs Canon Utilities DV TWAIN Driver x x and TWAIN Driver Uninstall A version number appears in place of x x Windows Me 1 Delete the ca...

Page 77: ...order to the computer 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable 24 2 Click the Windows Start menu and select Settings and Control Panel 3 Double click the System icon The System Properties dialog appears 4 Click the Device Manager tab and select View devices by connection 5 Delete Canon DVC Storage Device 1 Select Canon DVC Storage Device and click Remove 2 In the confir...

Page 78: ...find the Inf folder in the Windows folder see Troubleshooting 82 11 If the folder contains the CANDV_98 inf file delete it 12 Click bBack to go back to the Windows folder and double click the Inf and Others folders 13 Click on each file with the extension inf The Windows Notepad program starts and show the file contents If you find a file that contains CANDVNC sys delete it The Inf folder contains...

Page 79: ...D switch to CARD Camcorder is not correctly connected to the computer Read Connecting the Camcorder to a Computer 24 and check the connection Ensure that you are using the correct cable and that its connectors are in good shape If you are experiencing operational problems detach the USB cable from the camcorder and computer and terminate the connection Restart the computer and then reconnect the c...

Page 80: ...in ZoomBrowser EX Images of folders shown in ZoomBrowser EX and the actual file contents may be different when an image file has been moved or copied using Windows functions or edited with a separate program Click the View menu and select Refresh Current Folder Driver Installation Cannot install the TWAIN Driver WIA Driver correctly Does the system have a built in USB port and did it come with Win...

Page 81: ...install 19 the driver TWAIN Driver WIA Driver Uninstallation If you had problems uninstalling the driver use the following procedures to remove it Use the procedures below for the following circumstances too If you do not find Scanners and Cameras in the Control Panel or Printers and Other Hardware If Canon Camera or your camcorder model name does not appear in the Scanners and Cameras Properties ...

Page 82: ...s 98 Set the Hidden files section to Show all files Windows Me Set the Hidden files and folders section to Show hidden files and folders 4 Click OK This makes the Inf folder and files in the Inf folder visible 6 Find and delete the Drvdata bin and Drvidx bin files 7 In the Inf folder double click Other folder to open it 8 With the OPTURA Xi find and delete the Canon IncCAP009N inf file With the OP...

Page 83: ... Remove all copies of Canon Camera or your camcorder model name that appear in the Other Devices or Imaging Devices categories or that appear more than once in one category 6 Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop followed by the C drive and the Winnt and Inf folders If the Inf Folder Is Not Visible in the Winnt Folder Use the following procedures to show all files and folders 1 Click th...

Page 84: ... files that are critical to the computer s operation Be extremely careful not to delete the wrong files If you delete the wrong file you may be unable to restart Windows If You Were Using ZoomBrowser EX Version 2 or 3 This manual explains version 4 Titles and comments added using a prior version than ZoomBrowser EX version 4 do not appear in ZoomBrowser EX 4 or higher Titles and comments added usi...

Page 85: ...ayed in the Main Window s Folder Area of ZoomBrowser EX 4 or higher Use the following procedure to display them 1 In Windows Explorer open the Program Files folder under the folder in which you installed ZoomBrowser EX 4 or higher C Program Files Canon ZoomBrowser EX Program Image Library One 2 Select the image folder you wish to display and copy the folder to a different destination ...

Page 86: ...ments outlined above ImageBrowser and PhotoStitch do not operate on disks formatted with the Unix File System UFS A CD ROM drive is required to install the software Connect the USB cable directly to one of the computer s main USB ports The interface may not function correctly if the camcorder is connected via a USB hub The connection may not operate correctly if you are using other USB devices exc...

Page 87: ...OLUTION DISK For Macintosh ImageBrowser 93 Downloading still images recorded onto a memory card to your computer Categorizing and organizing large volumes of still images Searching and organizing images chronologically Creating mail attachments from still images Laying out and printing still images Printing indexes PhotoStitch 120 Merging panoramic images ...

Page 88: ...rder for example MVI_0001 AVI and MVI_0001 THM MVI_0001 THM files cannot be downloaded but movies can still be played back on the computer Mac OS X 10 2 You may not be able to download images with iPhoto if the memory card contains an enormous volume of images approx 900 or more The Exif version may change to 2 1 and image information may be modified when downloading images with Image Capture To d...

Page 89: ...ollowed by the Mac OS X and Canon Digital Video Installer icons The installer panel appears 4 Select your language 5 Click Digital Video Software Installation 6 Select the programs you wish to install and click Install Confirm that there is a check mark beside the name of the program you wish to install 7 Select your country region and click Next 8 Read the license agreement and click Agree ...

Page 90: ...ssage Installation has finished appears click OK 11 After the installation is complete restart the computer as prompted Installing the Software 9 Select the installation destination and click Choose Installation starts ...

Page 91: ... two or more camcorders to the same computer via the USB interface The connections may not operate correctly Never allow the computer to go into standby sleep mode while a camcorder is connected via the USB interface If it does happen never disconnect the USB cable Try to awaken the computer with the camcorder in the connected state Some computers will not awaken properly if you disconnect the cam...

Page 92: ...92 Connecting the Camcorder to a Computer USB Cable Camcorder End Computer End USB Terminal on the Camcorder USB Port on the Computer ...

Page 93: ...switch Format the memory card with the camcorder or from the Camera Window 101 Still images recorded onto the memory card or downloaded to the hard disk are important original data files Create a copy of the file first before working on it on your computer MPEG 4 movies cannot be downloaded with this procedure Refer to Downloading MPEG 4 Movies to a Computer 107 Motion JPEG movies recorded with ot...

Page 94: ...the next time you start ImageBrowser 1 To use these settings unchanged click the Start button 2 To do nothing click Cancel 3 To change the settings click Settings Change select the action and click OK 5 Select Display Images and click OK The Communications Settings window appears This window only appears the first time the camcorder is connected 6 Confirm that USB port and Canon Camera are selecte...

Page 95: ...ill cease to start automatically thereafter Do not connect the camcorder while the Classic environment is started Likewise do not start the Classic environment while the camcorder is connected 1 Insert a memory card containing still images into the camcorder 2 Connect the Power Adapter to the camcorder 3 Turn the POWER switch to PLAY VCR and move the TAPE CARD switch to CARD Wait until the card ac...

Page 96: ...he Canon ImageBrowser icon on the desktop If the Canon ImageBrowser icon does not appear on the desktop double click the Canon Utilities folder on the drive on which the program was installed followed by the ImageBrowser folder and ImageBrowser icon 6 Click Canon Camera in the Explorer View section The Communications Settings window appears This window only appears the first time the camcorder is ...

Page 97: ... Mac OS 9 0 9 2 Select Macintosh HD in the explorer view section Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 Select the user name subfolder of the Users folder in Macintosh HD 2 Create a new folder for saving images from the memory card in the camcorder Click the File menu and select New Folder A folder with the name Untitled will be created Click it to change the folder name as you wish In this example we will input ZOO ...

Page 98: ...round the selected still image Downloaded still images are saved to the computer and appear in the Browser area To disconnect the camcorder click the close box Mac OS 9 0 9 2 or the red close box Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 at the upper left of the Camera Window The Camera Window will close Explorer View Section Browser area Thumbnail ...

Page 99: ...e icon does not appear on the desktop double click the folder in which you installed the program followed by the Canon Utilities and ImageBrowser folders and the ImageBrowser file 3 Double click the CANON_DV and DCIM folders in the Explorer View Section The Camera Window opens displaying the memory card images as thumbnails small images Double clicking a still image on the camera window imports it...

Page 100: ...s DOWNLOAD Downloads selected image to the computer PRINT Prints selected still images Menu options Layout printing and Index printing ROTATE Rotates still images Menu options 90 degrees right 90 degrees left and 180 degrees UPLOAD Adds selected still images to the memory card IMAGE INFO Displays image information such as shooting date time and image size SLIDE DPOF The SLIDE function cannot be us...

Page 101: ...dow click the SETUP OPTIONS button and select Camera Settings from the displayed menu 2 Check or change the settings Click OK to close the window Input a camcorder owner name here up to 31 characters Set the date and time here Click this button to synchronize the camcorder to the computer s date and time settings Check the power status here Click this to format the memory card in the camcorder Che...

Page 102: ...ill images Menu options Layout printing and Index printing Image Name This is where the file name of each individual still image movie is displayed Explorer View Section Displays the disks and folders that you can use on your computer If you click the disclosure triangle on the left edge of the display you can switch between collapsing and expanding the contents of that folder You can drag this li...

Page 103: ... image 1 Click on the image and drag to form a rectangular frame You can move or change the size of the frame 2 Click this button to extract the area within the frame The extracted part of the image appears ADJUST COLOR Click here to display the Adjust Color window to adjust hue saturation and lightness of the image by dragging the respective slide Enlarge or reduce the image Current zoom ratio ...

Page 104: ...h you wish to display the information 2 From the File menu select Get Info The File Information window appears If you wish to add a comment input it in the Comment area Click OK to close the window It depends on your camcorder model which image information will be displayed When you modify and save an image using another program shooting information or comments may be lost ...

Page 105: ...ew of a still image in the Browser Area To stop displaying the preview image select View Mode followed by List in the View menu Allows you to enlarge and reduce the size of the thumbnails Allows you to enlarge or reduce the size of the thumbnails Allows you to select the information displayed under the thumbnails Allows you to select the operating panel displayed below the Browser Area ...

Page 106: ... appears Specify the new date time Click to display the control panel Display Tool Panel Select to display or hide the tool panel Auto Cruise Enables or disables Auto Cruise When Auto Cruise is active the time movement continues even after you have moved and released the bar Switch to Browser View Exit TimeTunnel and returns to the previous screen Tool Panel Allows you to specify the date for the ...

Page 107: ...computer using the supplied USB cable 91 5 Double click the CANON_DV icon followed by the SD_VIDEO and PRL folders A number appears in place of the asterisk Select the one that contains the movie file you wish to download 6 Click on the movie file and drag it to the folder in which you wish to download the file The movie file is copied to the selected folder Downloading MPEG 4 Movies to a Computer...

Page 108: ...k a MPEG 4 movie Furthermore you need to download a plug in decoder from the following homepage http www canondv com 1 Double click the ImageBrowser icon on the desktop 2 In the Browser Area double click a file with a movie icon QuickTime Player starts 3 Click the e play button in QuickTime Player The movie will be played back ...

Page 109: ...l with Mouse or Keypad Advances the slide show manually with the mouse or keyboard Repeat Continuously Runs the slide show in a loop Hide buttons Hides the buttons during the slide show Transition Effect Select the transition effect to be used when moving from one slide to another When you select an effect you can check the effect in the preview window 3 Select the images and select Slide Show fro...

Page 110: ...till image and select Record from the Sound menu The recording window appears 2 Click and start recording when the Save button is enabled 3 Click Save to stop recording appears on the still image The sound file will be copied in AIFF format extension AIF to the same folder as the still image To remove sound from a still image repeat step 1 and when a confirmation message appears click OK On the re...

Page 111: ... Back the Sound In the Browser Area select the still image with the sound attachment and select Play from the Sound menu The sound will be played back You can control playback by selecting Pause or Stop from the Sound menu Using the Sound Panel You can use the sound panel to record playback and adjust the volume 1 From the View menu select View Settings and select Sound Panel from the displayed me...

Page 112: ...esize Select the reduction ratio relative to the original size of the image Quality Select the image quality The lower the quality the rougher the image becomes but the size of the file also becomes smaller Compress Use it to check the file size when you actually compress the image The file size appears next to Total Size After Compression Select this if you do not wish to reduce the size of the s...

Page 113: ...ogram to start automatically in step 5 Note that some e mail programs may not start automatically Mac OS 9 0 9 2 From the Apple menu select Control Panel followed by Internet and click the Email tab Change the setting in the displayed window Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 From the Apple menu select System Preferences followed by Internet and click the Email tab Change the setting in the displayed window The i...

Page 114: ...rd data to become corrupted 1 Select the still image s you wish to print in the Browser Window Movies cannot be printed 2 Click PRINT and select Layout printing from the displayed menu The Layout Options window and Print window appears If the Layout Options window does not appear display it by clicking LAYOUT OPTIONS in the Print window You can select the layout when printing still images Print Wi...

Page 115: ... for printing The other options allow you to print an index or print onto Canon perforated paper Canon perforated paper cannot be selected with Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 Layout Options Window 4 Select a paper size and click OK The Print window opens allowing you to change the layout and printing settings The settings available will vary according to the type of layout selected in Step 3 ...

Page 116: ...per page Click this to rotate the selected still image Click this to reset the layout Edit the Page Title Open the Edit menu and select Edit Header Change the Layout Drag the still image to change the layout Click this to select a layout type Click this to display the Print dialog Add Text Open the Edit menu and select Add Text Add Captions to Still Images Click the still image and then the Edit m...

Page 117: ... supports the Exif 2 2 standard or Exif Print Still images shot with camcorders complying with the Exif 2 2 standard incorporate shooting settings information such as the shooting conditions and scene mode along with the image data The Exif Print adjustment protocol uses this information to correct the image quality more accurately to reflect the shooting settings When printing from ImageBrowser t...

Page 118: ...y settings and click OK See Printing Still Images for the next steps 114 Select this option to automatically correct only images shot with Exif 2 2 compliant camcorders Select this option to automatically correct images shot with Exif 2 2 compliant camcorders and other images A check mark must be placed here to automatically correct the image quality Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 ...

Page 119: ... camcorders DPOF print settings are limited to a maximum of 200 still images In that case all DPOF print settings on the 201st still image and onward will be erased 1 Click SLIDE DPOF in the Camera Window The Edit Slide DPOF window appears 2 Select the still image you wish to print and the number of copies Standard Print Prints selected images in the specified number of copies Use the arrows next ...

Page 120: ...n Stitch Assist mode The following instruction explains how to merge still images recorded in Stitch Assist mode with the camcorder Still images recorded in Stitch Assist mode with Wide converter or Tele converter attached cannot be merged correctly 1 Click the green stitch mark in the Camera Window 2 In the confirmation window click Yes PhotoStitch starts 3 Arrange the order of the images and cli...

Page 121: ...displays the merged image You can record the surroundings in 360 degrees and stitch them together later to form a 360 degrees cylinder In 1 Selection and Arrangement select Arrange and 360 degrees By saving this stitched image in QuickTime VR format you can then get a virtual view of the surroundings For more details please refer to the ImageBrowser and PhotoStitch Help menu 4 Click Start ...

Page 122: ...images will be saved in JPEG format on the memory card You can also add still images to a memory card by using drag and drop to move it from the browser area to the Camera window Adding Still Images to the Memory Card 1 In the camera window click UPLOAD 2 Select the still image you wish to add and click Open You can check the selected still image by clicking Show Preview in the Select images to ad...

Page 123: ...ROMA and 4 images for CARD ANIMATION are provided on the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Macintosh 1 In the camera window click UPLOAD 2 Insert the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Macintosh to the computer s CD ROM drive 3 In the Add Image window select the image size and click Add The selected images will be recorded to the memory card When recording is complete the images will appear in the Came...

Page 124: ...Add Image window click Add The selected images will be recorded to the memory card When recording is complete the images will appear in the Camera Window Adding Still Images from Your Computer to the Memory Card 3 Double click the CD ROM icon followed by the DVC CARD IMAGE folder The folders CARD CHROMA CARD LUMINANCE CAMERA CHROMA or CARD ANIMATION appear ...

Page 125: ... word e g Animal Baseball You can use the pre recorded My Camera Settings 128 or add still images to the My Camera Settings 129 Observe following precautions while the My Camera Settings are saved to the camcorder Do not open the memory card cover or remove the memory card Do not detach the USB cable Do not turn off the camcorder or computer Do not change the position of the POWER switch or TAPE C...

Page 126: ...und and click OK 3 Click View Camera to display the My Camera Settings of the camcorder Alternatively you can display the My Camera window from the Camera Window by clicking SETUP OPTIONS and selecting My Camera from the displayed menu Customizing Your Camcorder with the My Camera Settings ...

Page 127: ...the My Camera Settings saved on the computer Adds an image file to the Computer list Plays back the sound setting selected in the Computer list Plays back the sound setting selected in the Camera list Deletes a setting from the Camera list Saves the setting from the computer to the camcorder Deletes a setting from the Computer list Saves the setting from the camcorder to the computer ...

Page 128: ...the settings individually select the setting type in the Type list A window appears when you select a theme set and plays back the start up shutter operation and self timer sound 2 Select the setting you wish to replace in the Camera list and click 3 On the confirmation window click OK 4 Click Save to Camera Customizing Your Camcorder with the My Camera Settings ...

Page 129: ...order you need to download them to the computer before you can add them to the My Camera Window Sound cannot be added 1 In the My Camera window select Start up Image in the Type list and click Add The file opening window appears 2 Select the still image file JPEG you wish to add and click Open The selected file appears in the Computer list You can now save the newly added file to the camcorder usi...

Page 130: ...pted files Uninstalling ImageBrowser and PhotoStitch Move the program s folder into the Trash to uninstall programs such as ImageBrowser and PhotoStitch If the program folders contain subfolders into which still images movies have been saved be careful not to accidentally delete those subfolders Uninstalling the Software ...

Page 131: ...ard in the camcorder Insert a memory card into the camcorder The camcorder is not set to the correct mode Turn the POWER switch to PLAY VCR and move the TAPE CARD switch to CARD Camcorder is not correctly connected to the computer Read Connecting the Camcorder to a Computer 91 and check the connection Ensure that you are using the correct cable and that its connectors are in good shape If you are ...

Page 132: ...ot download MPEG 4 movies The camcorder is not set to the MPEG 4 Movie playback mode Turn the POWER switch to PLAY VCR and move the TAPE CARD switch to CARD Press the CARD STILL MOVIE button to display the MPEG 4 movie playback mode MPEG 4 movies cannot be downloaded with ImageBrowser See Downloading MPEG 4 Movies to a Computer 107 Image files or folders do not appear in ImageBrowser Images of fol...

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